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"Enable File System Access Control" - Fine Grained File System Access Control for the Reports Server (Doc ID 1608683.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Reports Developer - Version 11.1.1.1.0 to 11.1.1.7.0 [Release 11g]
Oracle Reports Developer - Version 11.1.2.0.0 to 11.1.2.2.0 [Release 11g]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to understand the Reports Server feature "Enable File System Access Control" in Reports 11g.  It includes a description and an example how to review and configure this setting.

For Reports 12c follow this document:

Note 2070662.1 REP-69 REP-56133 Errors When Trying to Run Reports With DESTYPE=FILE in Reports 12c

If you are coming across this document, Oracle strongly recommends 11g customers to upgrade to 12c in order to be covered for related security issues. At this time, 12c customers should refer to the latest CPU for cumulative fixes and instructions.

Note 2806740.2 Critical Patch Update (CPU) Patch Advisor for Oracle Fusion Middleware

The two documents below were provided for security issues released in an earlier October 2012 Security Advisory for versions 11.1.1.4, 11.1.1.6, and 11.1.2.0. Newer releases will have the functionality built in upon new installation or a Patch Set release. The new default behavior of diagnostic output and configurable options will still apply to these newer versions. Refer to these in addition to this document:

Note 1479064.1  New Feature: <urlEngineAccess> Controls URLEngine (rwUrlEng) Sources:
Note 1480206.1  REP-52262: Diagnostic Output is Disabled

Scope

This article is intended for Administrators managing Oracle Reports 11g environments.

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